Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-08-06
DROU H mi FLOOD.

Hot Weather and Violent Winds--Deatt
From Suns,roke and Cyelone--Nebrasks
Prays for Rain, Mexico Fears Inunda-
ton.
A disastrous tornado passed over the town
OF David City, Nebraska, at q O'Clock Friday
evening. One man was killed and over hall
the buildings la town demolished, including
the Upton Pacific and Darlington and Mis-
souri, depots, large brick school mouse, :Metko-
dist aud Congregational churches, several
stores and many dwelling houses. The dam.
aye is estimated at sou, 0co.
Friday afternoon CuetoAee, Iowa, ives Wis
tied by wind, rain and hail storm which
was for u few minutes quite severe, causing
damage as fellows: The barn OF Mrs. Fair.
field was blown from its foundation and
broken 70 pieces; a Humber of chimne,s
blown oil y caboose belonging TO the Illinois
Central t1rned over, vita two men I'm it,
neither one OF whom Was seriously injured,
together with the turniIg over OF quite n
number Of lutbuillings.
= friday afternoon Is heavy wind storm swept
over Mason City, Iowa. Several buildings
we're unroofed aud barns and dwellings blown
down. The extent OF the camage done can
not yet be learned. During a very .eavv
electric storm Thursday afternoon an inn
oorted Norman mare aud colt belonging TO
l. Il. Parker, valued at s., 500, were stuck by
lightning ANA killed.
Following the thunder shower at Meriden.
Iowa, Friday morning there was a succession
of hot waves from the south, causing the
mercury 10 register al $40 riAe.y.two Gv-
gIc.s. Previou. 10 Il there Were several high
gusts Of wind, which made not "A few seek
their cyclone cellars.
At II .. III. Friday tn. thermometer regis
tered 10 at Nebr0ssa City, With a scorching
hDf wind from fhn Ennth II nnmhar nf ,Ar.
sons were overcome bv the heat, bat none IA
tslly. Thc News has reports from through.
out Otoe county, IN southern Nebraska, which
says that nearly al the creeks, wells and CTS
terms are dried up aud stock suffering for
water. In some localities Germ is dried up
and ruined. The people are praying for rain.
After three weeks OF hot weather ~uncquallcd
in New II anpshire, the most violent thunder
storms occurred Thursday night, raging ten
hours, washing highways, breaking down
crops, and doing thousands Of dollars worth
II damage.
Adyces from various points In Illinois,
Iowa and Nebraska indicate that the heat
Friday was excessive, the Thermometer rang
hig from 30 TO 100 degrees In the shade. MI.
merous prostrAttons are reported from points
in Illinois, tu' no fatalities so far as known.
AT Kansas City the thermometer stood at
l02 in tie shade FIR three hours Friday after
noon, which meaps lt5 or more on the side
walk. A reiresLing bfeezr afforded some
relief, however, and only three or four Cases
Of sunstrOke were reported.
{ TY OF MEXICo, via GALVESTON, July 20,
Grave fears are felt here regarding the pos
slble ipundation Of the capital. There have
heed exceeding Y heavy rains for the last few
days, and last evening" many of the streets
were submergei, the sewers not being able TO
carry of the h)ods. Lake TeZecoeco Is about
live ce1tim tres ?bovc the level Of the plaza,
"a IT, - Man -. - 4
of che city would be inundated To-day shops
In some sections had to be pumped out and
the streets are partially flooded. Lake
Tezecoeco, into which the drainage OF the city
IS supposed to hos, il filling up with dirt and
debris, and 1t IL imperative that drainage
plans be carrie out with expedition. Even a
partial tnundatisn wouid damage the city to
the extent OF millions Of dollars. Two cen.
tu'iAs ago an inundat!on here caused a loss
Of "a, 0OO, 600.